# Richard Fromberg

Richard James Fromberg (born 28 April 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

## Tennis career

Fromberg began playing tennis at the age of 10. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. In 1987, he reached the Australian Open Junior finals in both singles and doubles. He turned professional in 1988. In 1990, he won his first top-level singles title in at Bologna, and his first tour doubles title in Schenectady, New York.
Fromberg played for Australia in two Davis Cup finals during his career. In 1990 he was part of the team which lost 3–2 in the final to the United States (winning one singles rubber against Michael Chang, and losing another in five sets to Andre Agassi). In 1993 he was on the team which lost 4–1 in the final to Germany (winning one singles match-up against Marc-Kevin Goellner, and losing the other to Michael Stich). He had an 11–4 career Davis Cup record (10–4 in singles and 1–0 in doubles).
Fromberg's best performances at Grand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in 1993 and 1998.
During his career, Fromberg won four singles titles and two doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 24 (in 1990). His career prize money totalled US$2,605,740.
Although denied at times, Fromberg once played a young Mark Pozzuto and was 2 sets down. Upon realising his opponents weaknesses he gallantly triumphed against the lesser known Pozzuto to triumph in 5 sets. It ultimately was the end of Pozzuto’s career

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–3)
* Clay (3–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (4–7)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1990 | Singapore, Singapore | World Series | Hard | Kelly Jones | 4–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | May 1990 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | Marc Rosset | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1990 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Magnus Larsson | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 1991 | Wellington, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | Lars Jönsson | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 1993 | Tampa, United States | World Series | Clay | Jaime Yzaga | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jun 1994 | Florence, Italy | World Series | Clay | Marcelo Filippini | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 1994 | Hilversum, Netherlands | World Series | Clay | Karel Nováček | 5–7, 4–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 1995 | Sydney, Australia | World Series | Hard | Patrick McEnroe | 2–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 1997 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jan 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | Marcelo Ríos | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 4–7 | Aug 1998 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Magnus Norman | 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (2–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (2–0)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1990 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Brad Pearce | Brian Garrow Sven Salumaa | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1997 | Kitzbühel, Austria | World Series | Clay | Wayne Arthurs | Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger | 6–3, 6–3 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 10 (10–0)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (10–0)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–0)
* Clay (5–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1989 | Ilheus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 1992 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 1992 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Neil Borwick | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 1992 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | David Nainkin | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jun 1993 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Horacio de la Peña | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 6–0 | Sep 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Galo Blanco | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 7–0 | Dec 1996 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Steven Downs | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–0 | Sep 1997 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Lapentti | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–0 | Jun 1998 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Andrew Ilie | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–0 | Jun 1999 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 3 (3–0)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–0)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| DNP | 0–0 | Apr 1989 | Martinique, Martinique | Challenger | Hard | Johan Anderson | David Wheaton Todd Woodbridge | not played |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1992 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Steve Guy | Massimo Ardinghi Mario Visconti | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 1992 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Patrick Rafter | Nick Brown Andrew Foster | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2005 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Clay | Chris Guccione | Werner Eschauer Vasilis Mazarakis | 6–1, 6–2 |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1988 | Australian Open | Grass | Johan Anderson | Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 2–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 4R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 13–14 | 48% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 12 | 6–12 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | Q1 | A | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | 55% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 6–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 45 | 34–45 | 43% |
| National Representation ||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Canada | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 27 | 19–27 | 41% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 11 | 2–11 | 67% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 2–12 | 14% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |